A'dia Mathies scored 21 points, Victoria Dunlap added 18 and
Kentucky forced 18 turnovers while extended its home winning
streak to 15 games with an 80-66 win over Mississippi on
Thursday night.

"He always tells us it's about defense," said Dunlap, who leads
the Southeastern Conference in steals. "That's always what he
says wins games. Fundamentals on defense."

The Wildcats (19-3, 7-2) also harassed Mississippi guard Bianca
Thomas into a 4 for 19 shooting performance, including 3 of 12
from 3-point range. Thomas, who came in ninth in the nation in
scoring at 21 points per game, finished with 17.

"As we go forward, I'm saying the same things I said early on -
that we need to keep doing the little things," Mitchell said.
"That message doesn't seem to be getting boring."

Ole Miss (14-8, 5-4) held its only lead at 6-5 early in the
first half before the Wildcats went on a 14-2 run to pull away.
Kentucky led 41-28 at halftime.

Mississippi, which shot only 23 percent (19 of 59), trailed by
as many as 23 late in the game.